Programme Director (Contract Appointment: Five Years): Department of Physics (Job ID: 6213) needed at University of the Free State

Duties and responsibilities:

• In consultation with the Academic Head of Physics undertake the following:
• Manage the curriculum processes of the department.
• Develop new learning programs in consultation with stakeholders.
• Ensure frequent and continuous development and management of the operational plan of the Programme.
• Provide general leadership in the Programme and ensure academic coherence across all the various modules of the programme.
• Ensure that the activities of the Programme are undertaken in accordance with the governance, policy, and regulatory frameworks of the University.
• Assume responsibility for the academic quality of the Programme.
• Manage the academic administration of the Programme.
• Ensure scholarship of high quality.
• Manage matters relating to teaching, learning, and students in the Programme.
• Conduct own research.
• Provide academic advice in terms of academic inquiries, amendments of yearbooks, schedules, timetables, etc. related to the Programme.
• Serve on the marketing committee of the faculty as necessary.
• Assist with marketing pamphlets or any suitable marketing material, etc. for the purpose of needs assessment and correlation of subject content with professional precepts.

Inherent Job Requirements:

• PhD degree on NQF Level 10. 
• Any full-time, permanent member of the academic staff of the Department of Physics at the University of the Free State (UFS).

Recommendations:

• Exposure to programme development and academic advisory services will be an advantage.